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One of the most critical issues that has emerged as we face this crisis era is the issue of clear and truthful communications. The internet has provided many opportunities for both good and ill, linking people with the likeminded, facilitating communications between people who would otherwise never meet, tying far-flung families and friends together. It has also allowed radical or disgruntled people who would have otherwise been isolated to organize into hate groups, proliferated bullying of anyone who dissents from a community viewpoint, and allowed falsehoods to be spread as fact to compete with actual news. Diplomacy is conducted in 280 characters, heads of state threaten war or civil ...
There is no longer a question of whether the Crisis of 2020 will happen—we are deep in it. The question has now become what will happen. Impeachment, which a few years ago would have been the event of the decade, is now totally eclipsed by the COVID-19 epidemic. By the end of the year, that, too, may be eclipsed by the next crescendo of the crisis. This is how the saecular season of Winter unfolds: one storm after another batters us. The concept of the saeculum, the Great Year, comes to us from the Etruscans. Like the Wheel of the Year, the Great Year has four seasons, each about twenty years long, with the entire cycle taking about eighty years—the length of a long human ...
There's a good chance that you or someone you know is dealing with stress. In a moment of high stress, this simple tea reminds us of the benefits of calmness and ease. Drink a cup of calming tea before bedtime, as a daily practice, or brew it whenever needed. Brew 2 cups of water in a kettle. While the kettle is boiling, add 2 teaspoons of lavender buds and 2 teaspoons of chamomile flowers to a teapot. Pour the water over the lavender and chamomile. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to the tea and let it steep for nine minutes. Strain the tea into your favourite tea cup and sip while hot. If you are able, get super comfy. Maybe that means getting under the covers of your bed or changing ...
One of my favorite practices before I connect with my intuition is called, "Ground, Cleanse, Realign." It's really easy and especially helpful now in the age of COVID-19, when many of us feel disconnected. GROUND: Be present in your body. If it helps, wiggle your toes or run your hands down your arms and legs. Ground into your body and feel the physicality of it. Some people like to envision a connection to the earth to help them ground. Do whatever works. CLEANSE: Do an energetic scan on your body and aura. Release any energy that doesn't belong to you. You can brush your hands through your aura if this helps you release the energy. Envision that energy flowing away from you and going ...
